Alfred definitely paid Mr. Wilson a visit concerning me but how did she know about it? I didn't recall telling her about the deal with Mr. Wilson and that was because I knew she would not agree with it.
Who told her by the way? and was she the owner of that car?
The next day I dressed in the clothes Mr. Wilson handed me the other day. It consisted of two shirts with one in a light green color and the other in pink, two black pencil skirts and three black slingback short heels. One of the skirts had a side split that almost reached my mid thigh. I was surprised, Principal Wilson wasn't this generous.
Normally I was supposed to be given only the shirts, it must be Alfred's doing, she already knew I didn't have money for the skirts and heels.
I stood, admiring my reflection in the mirror and couldn't help the smile that tugged at my lips, if only my life was looking as beautiful as I was now everything would have been perfect to the T.
I applied a little make up on my face, though looking at my eyebrows, I noticed it was clumsily done so I cleaned it and left it like that, lip gloss and eye pencil adorned my lips in the perfect rhyme and my hair was in a neat updo braid.
The light green shirt I wore matched the cooler of my eyes, I touched the shirt pocket, my name was custom engraved on the tag badge 'Jena Green [Dean]'. Did Alfred hold Principal Wilson on gun point before he agreed to this?
Whichever way, I'd ask her later. I'm not qualified for this job but I'm not a total novice either and I won't say I don't deserve it. Maybe fate was finally being a little fair to me, I'd try my best to learn more and keep this for as long as I could if not for anything else I needed the money and I wasn't ready to throw away an opportunity because I wasn't certified for the position.
I didn't know how Alfred managed to pull this off but I trust she would have made things a little easy for me and I know her to be someone who wouldn't take on a losing deal so I was very sure she hadn't agreed to some absurd request of Mr. Wilson before he agreed to this, that was if he even had a say in it, because it doesn't look like he does.
"Now that's more like it" hearing my mom's voice I turned around to see her smiling, I returned the smile for a few seconds.. then it dawned on me
"Mom did you have a hand in this?" I arched a brow at her.
"In.. what?" without waiting for my reply she left but not without telling me that Wenie's fees had been taken care of so I just had to do my job.
I picked up a bag I hadn't noticed on my table initially untill my mom left, I smiled and made my way outside, ready to give this my best.
...
I was ready to trek to Hills Academy when an SUV pulled up in front of me outside the gate and the glass rolled down to reveal a face I was very familiar with, looking very classy and expensively gorgeous, if that even made sense.
Her deep brown wavy hair was dyed golden now and it looked like she just got it done
"Get in girl, I'm not about to let my best friend trek on her first day.. and also other days probably" Alfred said to me with a big smile on her face.
I stood still staring at her in surprise for some time, is this girl some undercover rich heiress or something?
"You know Jena, a picture would last longer but I won't ask you to take it as your phone is broken so just get the hell in or I'm leaving" she rolled her eyes at me.
I hurried in and she zoomed off.
"Wait.. what about Wenie?" I suddenly remembered, I didn't have to leave unnoticed again so I might as well start going taking her along with me
"Oh please she's gone, did you even check the time?" Alfred said
That was true, I didn't know what time it was so I raised my wrist to my gaze only for my jaw to drop to the floor, it was.. already 8:30???
I'm fashionably late!
Seeing the look on my face Alfred smirked and said to me "but don't worry, we own the school girl"
"Mr. Wilson isn't going to fire me before I even start right?" I was scared
"Jena, please promise me that you will just pretend like that man isn't even visible from now on, just forget he exists"
"Why what did you do?" I asked "and don't you have some explanation to do?"
"I put him in his place, nothing more" she said casually "he is getting too arrogant"
I gave her a hard questioning stare.
"Alright! I bought the school! Happy now?" She said throwing her hands up in surrender.
"You. Did. What?" I gaped at her
The car came to a halt in front of Hills "we are here" Alfred announced "I have to go now and wouldn't be back till a month but I promise to explain everything when I come back.
I silently stepped out without saying a word and she followed out immediately
"Jena please don't be mad at me, I promise to explain it to you"
I gave her a smile "I'm not mad Alfred" I didn't even know how I'm supposed to feel but I wished she would at least say something.
She took a deep breath "my driver would come pick you up and take you home each day until I'm back, he will be staying with the old lady for now"
"And.. " she brought out a new phone from her bag "we should keep in touch" she stretched her hand towards me, urging me to take it.
Well, I wasn't exactly mad at her initially.. and bribery they say, clouds judgement. Some people do know how to apologize though.
"Um.." I cleared my throat "what a unique way to apologize, or were you already planning to give it to me"
"Yes"
"Well thank you then"
"Anytime loser!" I rolled my eyes and walked into Hills.
"Miss Green..?" That was principal Wilson, I looked ahead and saw him already moving towards me. Sigh.. his face was definitely not a good one to see early in the morning.
"Wow! you look good!" he said honestly and I almost replied with a 'thank you'
I suddenly realized that I haven't been assigned to anything or anywhere "um.. Mr. Wilson, where do I..?"
"Oh! Yes yes, that's right follow me"
I followed him and he arrived in front of a door, he unlocked it and handed me the keys.
"Here would be your office from now on" he said
"I get to have my own office??!" I wasn't expecting this one
"Yes, Cassandra will fill you in on how to go about your work and everything" he turned
"I'm leaving now, Miss Green"
"Principal Wilson?" I called him
"Yes?"
"You see... I think I'm okay with you addressing me as just Jena, Miss Green won't do" I said, hearing him call me Miss Green felt a little out of place to me
"That won't be a problem on my side" he smiled and left.